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Using brief academic assessments to determine generalization strategies

Authors :
Rich, Sara E. House
Duhon, Gary J.
Source :
Journal of Behavioral Education. December 1, 2014, Vol. 23 Issue 4, p401, 20 p.
Publication Year :
2014

Abstract

This study examined the utility of brief academic assessments to identify effective generalization procedures for individual students. Specifically, the study built on the proposal that brief assessments of antecedent and consequence manipulations can identify the most effective generalization strategy for individual students. The design was an alternating treatments design nested within a multiple baseline across six students. Students learned how to solve a set of multiplication facts using a common strategy while spontaneous generalization to other sets of facts was measured. Next, researchers determined whether an antecedent- or consequent-based generalization strategy would be more effective for increasing generalization across multiplication skills and conducted an extended analysis with an alternating treatment phase to confirm results of the brief assessment. Results indicated that the assessment correctly identified the most effective generalization strategy for five of the six students. Keywords Generalization * Math interventions * Brief academic assessment * Multiple baseline * Alternating treatments design<br />Introduction Over 30 years ago, Stokes and Baer (1977) wrote a seminal article on generalization in which they conceptualized it as an active process that does not always occur spontaneously [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10530819
Volume :
23
Issue :
4
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Journal of Behavioral Education
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.390728531
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10864-014-9212-x